Con flag ration-arrester



(No Model.)

P. N. QPUGKETT. GONPLAGRATION ARRESTER.

No. 444,961. Patented Jan. 20, 1891.

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FLORENCE N. PUOKETT, OF VHITESBOROU GH, TEXAS.

CONFLAGRATlON-ARRESTER.

SPLEGIFICACEIONv forming part of Letters Patent No. 444,961, dated January 20, 1891.

Application filed April 3, 1890. Serial No. 346,500. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FLORENCE N. PUcKE'rT, a citizen of the United States, residing at W'hitesborough, in the county of Grayson, State of Texas, have invented a new and usen ful Coniiagration-Arrester, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a device for arresting conflagrations; and its object is to prob vide a device by which the sides of a building adjacent to other buildings on fire may be protected by a uniform continuons sheet of waterveovering the sides of such building. I attain this object by mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichy Figure l is a perspective view showing my device applied to a building. Fig. 2 is an end view at right angles to the side of a building` of the top of the wall, terminating with a square parapet without ornament, with my improvement attached. Fig. 3 is a similar view of a modified form, excepting that it is attached to a steep-roofed building.

A is the top of the side of abuilding. It is shown in Fig. 2 as terminating squarely and in Fig. 3 as surrnountcd by an ordinary steep roof and cornice.

lily improved contlagration arrester consists of the following parts: Bis ashelf or arrester proper and is of parallelogram shape, its length equaling that of the side of the building. It is constructed of sheet metal, preferably thicker along its center, and with internal ribs or bracing for making it sufficiently rigid. Lengthwise through the arrester proper or shelf B at or near the center passes rod c. The shelf B is held in position by means of arms C, provided with hooked portions at one end and eyes d at the other en d, through which rod c passes, thus per= mitting shelf B to revolve to a limited extent on rod e as an axis. The hooked parts of the arms C in Figs. 1 and 2 pass over the parapet In Fig. 3 the arms are shown without hooks and are directly fastened into the cornice. The method of fastening the arms is, however, immaterial. Except when in use the lower edge of shelf B will normally touch the side of the building at K, closing the space and presenting a neat and uniform appearance, the upper part of the shelf being slightly heavier than the lower part for producing this result. Other arms or rods g arefastened to the side of the building, as shown, and they are provided with 5 5 eyes h, through which extends the rod f, which runs through the shelf B parallel with rod e. The eyes 71. of arms or rods g are elongated, and the ends constitute stops to permit such partial rotation or oscillation of shelf B as 6o will allow the latter to be moved awayl from the wall at its lower edge, leaving suchopening at K as may be desired and permitting a thinner or thicker sheet of water, according to the amount thrown, thus differing from any device of the kind wherein a rigid guide or shelf is employed. It is immaterial whether arms or rods g and rod f are placed above or below axis e.

' The operation and use of my device are as 7o follows: Tater is thrown by hose or otherwise so as to fall into the space between shelf B and the building. In falling into the lower part of this space it pushes the bottom of shelf B outward and passes down the side of the building through opening K. The water is thus delivered in a continuous sheet all over the side of the building, the inclination of the shelf B causing it to be so delivered. At the same time the weight of the water will 8o not necessarily tilt the shelf or deiiector to its full extent, but only sufficiently to permit the water to escape in a thin unbroken sheet, which is directed against the adjacent wall. The sides of a building are thus protected from the heat and damage resulting from an adjacent fire.

lVhat I claim is-m l. In a device of the class described, the combination of a series of inclined arms provided 9o with eyes at their outer ends and having hooks to engage the side of a building, a shelf or detlector, and a rod so connecting the latter pivotally with the eyes 0f the inclined arms that the upper part of said shelf shall overbalance the lower part, which shall normally rest against the wall, substantially as set forth. A

2. In a device of the class described, the herein-described shelf or deiiector connected roo pivotally to arms at the upper ends of the sides of a building in suoli a manner that the part of said shelf above the axis shall overbalanee the lower part, which is thus normally held in'eontaot with the Walhsubstantiallya gated eyes, and L rod carried by said shelf and for the purpose set forth. and adapted to workin said eyes,substantially 3. In a, confiagration-arrester, the eombinaas set forth. tion of ashelalms projeetingfrom thebuild- FLORENCE N. PUCKETT.' 5 ing, to which it is pivoted so that its upper Witnesses:

part will tip away from the building, a rod WV. H. EOHOLS,

proj eating from the building and havingelon- R. H. GARRISON. 

